The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-10-13

matuef-ln- ctlel OIL tno ". "A. Ii. at 81. Lou
is the first ballot.
At Houston, Tex Susie Blumenthal, a
little girl. was outraged and murdered
while on her way to school. She received
eight stabs in the breast The murderer
is being hunted with bloodhounds.
Munchrath is sentenced to four years
for completely i'll the Haddock murder.
Haskins 4 McGrl extensive cattle men
OF Billings, are experiencing financial diff
Guilty.
Among the passengers who landed at
New \ ork from the steamer Britannia was
Michael Davitt. He looks WELL though a
little older than when he last visited this
country.
At the Metho dist conference in Rockford,
Illinois, DR.. j. II. Vincent, G. j. Trusdel,
OF Chicago; Rev. Lewis Curtis, OF Dixon,
aud Rev. Mr.. Axwell of the Joliet district,
were elected delegates to the general con-
ference to be held in New York next June.
Two other delegates are to be chosen. One
OF them was balloted for. but the confer
ence adjourned before the vote was de.
Clared.
Howard Lee, the newspa per boy, in
whose welfare the President took special
interest, and recently caused to be appoint
ed messenger in the pension office, was
dangerously, if not fatally, injured by be-
ing struck on the head by a descending ele-
vator at the pension building.
James Smith, Jr., counsel for the St.
Paul 4 Duluth road, secured the permits
sion OF the secretary OF war for the COM
pletion of the new bridge OF that road
across the st. Louis river.
Robbing stage coaches has become SO en-
tirely safe an industry in Texas that a
single theft Is considered sufficient for its
prosecution. One night one man stopped
a coach near Ballingter, plundered five
men and three women, and then held the
whole party till another stage came in
sight, when he released the heroic
victims, sent them Off and turned his It.
tention to the approaching stage, which he
also robbed.
at the conference at Rockford.
H., were greatly shocked by
the announcement OF the sudden
death OF Rev William A. Smith, d. D.,
pastor OF the Rockford Centennial Church.
DIR. Smith was 53 years old, a native OF
Canada, and graduated at the Garrett in
stitute, Evanston, in 1861.
The six days heel and toe race in Kan
sas City, for the championship OF the world,
commences Oct. 24 and ends Oct. 20.
The members OF the alumni OF the Wis
consin State university met at st. Paul
and Minneapolis for the purpose OF ia King
steps towards the formation OF Twin City
Alumni association, to consist OF both st.
Paul and Minneapolis members. The as
ISOLATION is to include only the academic
graduates.
The eighteenth annual assembly OF the
grand council OF Royal and Select masters
OF Minnesota will convene in st. Paul on
MOnI1v Oct q a the Masonic Hall
The President will arrive in St. Paul on
Oct. 10th. He will be in Minneapolis on
the 18th. Ample preparations have been
made to receive him in good style.
o. w. Durham, a civil engineer and real
estate man of Minneapolis hangs himself
from door knob.
Brainerd Special: Montana stock trains
began coming in Friday the goth inst, Ell
route to Minnesota Transfer, the first Sec
tiOns coming along SO lively as to make
hustling times in the Brainerd Stock yards
These are the be ginning instruments OF 40,
900 head, started and to start OF Il new
Northern Pacific contract that will occu-
py about 100 trains of cars 20 bring them
| These will run in sections as close together
as is safe, so as to deliver as much as pos
sible in a body. This is the first consider
able shipment OF the year by the Northern
Pacific.
A fire at Duluth is thought to have con
ceaied the evidences OF a terrible murder.
The Winona opera house was packed tc
| the doors and hundreds OF people turned
away at the Hallelujah wedding by tn,
| gospel army. The bride was Miss Aggit
Douglass, daughter OF John Douglass o
| Canton, Fillmore county, and the groom
| Jake Sneller, a street car driver. The bride
wore the blue uniform and bonnet OF thu
army.
| Henderson has lost one OF It's best ant
most esteemed citizens in the person Mr.. s
| w. Bennett, who has just lett with his fam
| lily for Los Angeles, CAL, after residence
in this state OF twenty-five years-for thir
teen OF which he was postmaster at Hen
derson.
Parson Newman's church, in which Gen
! Grant worshipped, was recently reopened
Conspicuous to the left OF the pulpit, wa
tablet five feet high OF black marble, ant
brass and black enamel, bearing the inscrip
ton: SIN memory OF the virtues and valo
OF Ulysses S. Grant, general OF the army
and president OF the United States, borl
9th April, 1922, died 23d July, 1885
His friend, George w. Chil1s, erects Thu
tablet as token OF affection, while TIL
whole country does honor to his caree
and character"
The general assembly, Knights OF Labor
has begun it's annual convention in Mime
apolis.
The suspended trustees at Yankton ie
more the action OF Gov. Church. and con
tinue to superintend the work now in prog
ress.
There is little danger OF coal famine i
the Northwest this winter judging fro n re
ceipts at Duluth.
The widow OF the late Senator Matt Cal
penter, wit h her son and daughter, have al
rived at Waterbury, Vt, from years SO
journ in Europe to visit her father, ex- Gov
Dillingham; OF Waterbury. She will the
return to her home in Milwaukee,
G. L. Godfrey, A. B. Williams and Al
thur l.. Thomas, constituting majorit
OF the Utah commission, have filed wit
the secretary OF the interior the annua
report Of the commission. Commissioner
Carlton and McClernand, dissenting fror
many OF the views expressed therein, d.
not sign O. report. The fact that Commits
sioners Carlton and McClernand fail t
sign the report is significant. There ha
always been in congress class who doub
strongly the constitutionalty Of this wa
against the Mormons, and there has bee
since the enactment Of the Edmunds.T
er law slight but growing reaction in thei
favor. It is believed that Carlton and Nc
Clernand refuse to sign this report upo
the ground thatit is too severe and agains
public policy.
-Four persons were killed and two SER
ously wounded by the explosion OF Georg
p. Plants flour mill, st. Louis.
Maj. Gen. John Gibbon, an old conrad
OF Gen. George G. Meade, is to deliver TIL
grafton at the coming unwilling OF tn
| Moo1o tot IN Foirpnnnut par1y
Seventy-five OF the ninety counties i
Tennessee gave 1870 majority agains
the prohibition amendment. The twent
unreported counties will not much alte
these figures. The Prohibitionists conced
their dsfeat by about Is. 900 majority.